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Massive Tobacco Haul Seized in Trichy Operations
23 Sep
Summary
- Over 596kg of banned tobacco was seized across four Trichy locations.
- Three individuals were arrested for smuggling contraband from other states.
- Police also confiscated 4kg of ganja during the operations on Tuesday.
Trichy city police and the Government Railway Police (GRP) conducted successful operations on Tuesday, resulting in the seizure of 596kg of banned tobacco from four different locations. Three individuals have been arrested in connection with smuggling the contraband into the city from other states.
The GRP at Trichy Junction discovered 26kg of banned tobacco and 4kg of ganja concealed in bags left on a train coach. The ganja was subsequently handed over to NIB-CID personnel for further action.
In parallel operations, Airport police arrested a vendor selling banned tobacco products from his shop. Later, they seized 313kg of banned tobacco from two individuals traveling from Ramanathapuram district, also confiscating a scooter believed to be used for smuggling.
Further contributing to the total seizure, Gandhi Market police apprehended an individual from Rajasthan with 251kg of banned tobacco near Mahalakshmi Nagar, seizing an SUV used in the transportation.
